Arrow point adapters



W. E. SWEETLAND ARROW POINT ADAPTERS Feb. 16, 1960 Filed May 14, 1958INVENTOR. I4 WILLIAM E. SWEETLAND AT ToRNEYs 2,925,275 Y ARROW PoiNrADAPTERS William Sweetland, Eugene, Oreg. c Application May 14, 1.958,Serial No. 735,336 s claims. (cl. 27s-106.5)

The present invention` relates toY adapters for arrowA points andparticularlyY for adapters for mounting stand# y United`States111321lien,It l

ard points to arrow shafts that are slightly smaller in n diameter thanstandard.

Most arrow points are designed to fit standard arrow shafts, usuallymade up from natural wood, but shafts that are made from compresed wood,such as cedar, or from glass or yaluminum are of a smaller diameterthanare the natural wood shafts.. Y l

Due to the fact that expensive dies are lrequired fo v the making ofarrow heads, ythe arrow head manufacturers f to i provide an.

' thereof.

Referring now to therdrawings in detail wherein like" reference numeralsindicate like parts throughoutftheY several figures, the referencecharacterPindicates gen- `erally a conventional -hunting arrowpoint. Thepoint P includes a cone-shaped hollow body member 10'provided with twoor more lins or blades 11 forming part The cone-shaped body 10providesa'coneshaped socket 12 for receiving a cone-shaped end 13 ofan'arr'ow shaft 14.

Arrow shaft`14 made from a compressed Wood, such as "cedar, from glass-or aluminum, has a diameter l smaller than standardand an adapterbushing 15 is dis- Y posed between the socket 12 of the body 101 andthe`cone-shaped end 13 of the shaft 14. Y

The inner surface of the adapter 15` is gluedQor otherwise iixedlysecured tothe end 13 of theY shaft 12,and

- is also glued or otherwise fxedly secured .to the inner walls of thesocket A12 ofthe body'rnember 10.V lThe Vmaterial from which the adapter15 is made is' preferably of a Vsofter or more resilient material thanthe body 10 so that a striking shock on a hard object can be absorbedwithin the adapter'bushing 15. y

A modie'd form of the invention is shown in Figures 3yand 4 wherein anadapter 15a is provided with longitudinal utesrl for absorbing shock.The flutes 16 are glued to the socket 12 to secure the point P'thereto.

` 5, 6 and 7, wherein annular ribs 17 are formed thereon l'YAnotherlmodilied adapter 15b isillustrated in Figures i Vwith glueGapplied to the end 13of'the shaft 14 to object, proby vmit Onlya Afurther object of the-invention is to provide an adap-v ter ofthe classdescribed above having'ribs or grooves formed thereonto provide aycushioning action to absorb the shock in the protectingofthe arrowpoint when vthe kpoint strikes a hard object. y yv v v v l n Anotherlobject of this'invention is to provideanfa'lapter which will extendthearrow. length so Vthat additional clearance will be allowed to Ithe'back of a huntingf'p'oint, orothertype ofpont. Y

' Other objects and advantages will become apparent in` Y the light ofthe following specification when considered in the attached drawings,in'whichr f Figure 1 is a side view of an adapter mounting an arrowpoint to a short section kof Yarrow shaft, Parts broken away forconvenience of illustration; v j f Figure 2 is a sectional view,.taken'fon theline 2+2 of Figurerl, looking in the direction of-'thearrows.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sideV View of amodilied form of the inventionwith parts broken'away for convenience of illustration.

Figure 4 is a sectional viewtaken on the line Figure 3, looking .in thedirectionof thearrows.

secure the same tothe inner' surface of'the adapter 15b and alsogluefisapplied to theV outer surface 18 ofthe rib` 17 toholdthe samesecurely within the cone-shaped socket 12 of the arrow Vpoint P,referring particularly "to Figure 7. Figure 7 also illustrates Vhow theshock is absorbed by the ,ben'ding of the annular'ribs 17.

Referngvto Figure 9, a `further m-odcation is illus- Y tratedfwhereinanadapterltlV is applied'ztthelend 13v of the. arrow shaft 14and isformed to receive a point P.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary side view of another modified form of theinvention with parts broken away for convenience of illustration.-

YFigure 6 is av sectionalv view, Vtaken onlv'tl'eY line 6-6 of lFigure5, looking in the direction of the arrows.A

AFigure 7 is an enlarged` fragmentary side view of the adapter shown inFigure '5 illustrating'the conditions at the moment of impact with partsbrokenY awayffor convenience of illustration. i

Figure-'Slis a perspectiverviw. of the adaptendisclosed YVillFigurel` lY Figure 9 is a side view of another modified forni,`

ience of illustration.

claims. l

A feature of this .form of theinvention is to lengthen the arrow shaft,14 `and also to absorb shock on-gstriking a f target. Y y

Having "thus described thepreferredembodimentsjof thefinvention, ityshould ybe understood thatl numerous` structuralmodications andadaptations` may be yresorted v`45 to'without departing from thezs'copedof'th'eappended f Y What -is claimed is: i v l 1`. In an arrowAof y Y Y f having a conicalrsocket'lanfd 4an arrow shaft Vhaving aconicaliv end normally receivedy in said socket, a shock'absorbingvadapter bushing comprising a resilient hollow conical .bodyhaving theopposite ends thereof open,V

said body having Va wallof generally uniformjthickness with the hollowVbody forming an internal conical socket,

and a plurality of resilient ribs integrally formed onmthe outer surfaceof said body, said adapter engaging overV andfxed to the conical endofsaid Vshaft with the Vconical'socket of said arrow point engaging oversaid adapter supported on and fixed to said ribs.. -Y f v, Y n ,Y y

2. A device as claimedkin claim'rl wherein said ribs" vextendflongi'tudinally of said d adapter. 3. Af'deviceras, clai ed'nfclairn 1 are Vannular and are formed fonsaid adapter in spacedAapart'parallelrelation. Y Y Y Y i References inthe fiile-patent iUNITEDV STATES'PATENTS 'i Patentedreb; 16,. leso-f* th Ytyp including'an arrowpointv i

